Stamp Collector

Stamp Collector gives you all the information, news, expert advice, market insight and inspiration you need to build your stamp collection and get the most from your hobby. Every issue features the latest prices, expert collecting advice, in-depth guides giving you the lowdown on classic stamp sets, new stamps, postal history, first-day covers and much more. Our stamp stories shed light on intriguing stamps and why they were produced, and our stamp sidelines pages provide an insight into postmarks, first-day covers, Cinderellas, Post & Go and Europa stamps.

Stamp Collector

WELCOME TO STAMP COLLECTOR

A RARE DISPLAY AT STAMPEX

…AND GERMAN RARITY ON SHOW IN SWEDEN

ZEPPELIN POSTAGE STAMPS LECTURE

PADDINGTON STAMPS REVEALED

IN BRIEF

SMITHSONIAN’S NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM CELEBRATES 30 YEARS

US POLITICIAN CALLS FOR SPOCK STAMP

ICELANDIC STAMPS RETURN

HUNDREDS OF STAMPS ON OFFER IN HUGE GIVEAWAY!

Four stamps to rule them all

All aboard!

Extreme close-ups

Pick up some penguins!

Market produce

A monumental issue

Omnibus: Post on the roads • The annual World Post Day on 9 October is a good occasion to remember a mean of transport with a long tradition – the Postbus service, writes Michael Burzan.

A sustainable future

Down by the rivers • Royal Mail’s new stamps showcase the wonderful wildlife that lives in, on and around its rivers and streams

Fantastic realms • New special stamps from the Royal Mail pay tribute to the great fantasy writer Terry Pratchett, who turned the genre on its head with his Discworld series

Business Sheets • Richard West considers a largely neglected area for philatelists, and wonders why they’re not popular with collectors

AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS • PRICES INCLUDE BUYER’S PREMIUM UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

STAMP DETECTIVE • Our philatelic private eye spies another stamp set that’s likely to go up in value

Commonwealth Top Set Anguilla 1967 • Michael Burzan details one of the most expensive independence issues and the prices collectors can expect to pay

LATEST INTERNET SALES • Your quick reference guide to recent online sales, in association with delcampe.net

Nigeria definitives 1936 • Christer Brunström casts an expert eye over Nigeria’s first set of pictorial definitive stamps to advise you what to look for and how much you should pay to add the values it to your collection

Poster stamps advertising playing cards

Spain reviewed

British Painters 1973

Something better

The stamp story of Perkins Bacon • In the first part of a new series going behind the scenes of companies that printed British stamps from 1840 onwards, David Bailey charts the stamp story of Perkins Bacon

THE BRITISH STAMPS OF KING GEORGE V • The designs and varieties issued in Britain during the 25-year reign of the so-called ‘Collector King’ provide the collector with a lifetime of study and countless stamps to pursue, as our in-depth introduction reveals.

FURTHER READING

The penguin lady • As romantic gestures go, roses and flowers have nothing on getting a penguin species named after you. Chris West investigates the love story behind the face on this stamp

Sarawak 1950 definitives • David Bailey explores another classic set to add to your album and discovers how a private family fiefdom got the stamps it deserved

Stamps, the final frontier • Stamp Collector is looking forward to celebrating Star Trek Week this month

A British tradition: Canada’s Lady Boats • Derrick Grose takes an in-depth look at the postage stamps that commemorated five ships named after the wives of British naval heroes that transported passengers and freight...